Tristan shakes his head in dismay. "And here I thought the mighty Alpha lacked only skills with women. But to curse one so brutally with no care for her consent? Pray tell, what if the unfortunate creature awakens to find her very humanity stolen? Could such a grievous trespass ever merit forgiveness, much less inspire her to accept the mantle of Luna?"
Sagging beneath the weight of Tristan's callous truths, Malcolm's towering frame seemed to deflate like a pricked bladder. "You speak true harsh words, brother. I could not rightly think in that moment beyond finally finding my mate after centuries alone. I acted on primal instinct alone. One instant I struggled to contain the savage bloodlust of my inner beast—the next, my cursed fangs had already sampled the sweet nectar of Lady Brenda's
